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High · 7.5 CVE-2020-25699 BIT-moodle-2020-25699EUVD-2021-0665GHSA-h77r-rp97-7rv4

Privilage Escalation in moodle

Published Nov 19, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

In moodle, insufficient capability checks could lead to users with the ability to course restore adding additional capabilities to roles within that course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— moodle Fixed in 3.9.3, Fixed in 3.8.6, Fixed in 3.7.9, Fixed in 3.5.15, Fixed in 3.10 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.3 3.9.3 GHSA-h77r-rp97-7rv4
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.6 3.8.6 GHSA-h77r-rp97-7rv4
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.9 3.7.9 GHSA-h77r-rp97-7rv4
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 3.5, < 3.5.15 3.5.15 GHSA-h77r-rp97-7rv4

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